Yorobōshi

弱法師

Shimomura Kanzan

1915

Inspired by a Noh play of the same name, the painting depicts a blind man named Shuntokumaru praying under plum blossoms with the setting sun in the distance. The scene, set in the garden of Shitennō-ji in Osaka, spans four meters across two six-panel folding screens. Unveiled at the second Inten exhibition in 1915, Yorobōshi was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1967.

Details

Title

Yorobōshi

弱法師

Date

1915

Period
Taishō Period
Medium
Color on silk,
Folding screen
Dimensions

1875 x 4070 mm

Genre
Religious art
Collection
Tokyo National Museum